When the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals match up at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, May 5 at 8:10 PM ET, Aledmys Diaz will be back in the lineup (against starter Brad Keller).
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Player Prop Odds for Diaz
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +112 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -112 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -140 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will send Keller (2-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 5 1/3 innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up one earned run while allowing six hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.56, 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .226 in six games this season.
- The Royals strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 5.61 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.462 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
- The Royals have allowed 45 home runs this season, or 1.4 per game. That ranks 25th in MLB play.
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Aledmys Díaz Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7/2022 | Kris Bubic | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/6/2022 | Brad Keller | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/5/2022 | Zack Greinke | 3-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/4/2022 | Jon Heasley | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2022 | Brady Singer | 3-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/25/2021 | Mike Minor | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/24/2021 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/23/2021 | Daniel Lynch | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/19/2021 | Mike Minor | 3-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/18/2021 | Brady Singer | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Diaz Stats and Trends
- In 38.5% of his games this season (10-of-26), Diaz has posted a hit. In three of those games (11.5%), he’s recorded at least two hits.
- He has hit just one round-tripper despite appearing in 26 games this season.
- He has touched home plate in seven of 26 contests this season.
- Diaz has notched at least one RBI six times this year in 26 games played (23.1%). He does not, however, have multiple RBI in any of those games.
- He has fanned 16 times this year in 26 games played (61.5%), including four times striking out multiple times (15.4%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GP | 13 |
| 6 (46.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (30.8%) |
| 2 (15.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 1 (7.7%) |
| 5 (38.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 2 (15.4%) |
| 1 (7.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (30.8%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (15.4%) |
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